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Table 2 
Modeled least-squares regression growth rates of H. jaguana from off West Palm Beach and Tampa Bay, Florida. Numbers in 
parentheses are two standard errors of the estimated parameter. AGE = mean incremental counts (days); FL = fork length (mm); 
Range = range of age (days) included in the regression. 
Capture site and 
sex of fish 
FL = 
a + (b xAGE) 
n 
Range 
a 
b 
r 2 
West Palm Beach 
females 
18 
175-269 
32.337 (44.979) 
0.4142 (0.2020) 
0.5124 
males 
16 
154-325 
38.646(24.444) 
0.3569 (0.0963) 
0.7968 
pooled 7 
75 
100-325 
2.143(10.263) 
0.5050 (0.0519) 
0.8381 
Tampa Bay 
females 
65 
149-335 
33.605 (13.642) 
0.3542 (0.0592) 
0.6944 
males 
57 
141-370 
50.034(16.285) 
0.2728 (0.0690) 
0.5317 
pooled 7 
178 
78-370 
13.902 (7.568) 
0.4247 (0.0355) 
0.7648 
1 Data include both immature and adult fishes. 
